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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

348 PM EST THU MAR 29 2001



MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CONTINUED THIS AFTERNOON OVER PARTS 

OF THE MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS...AND PIEDMONT. SO FAR...MANY PLACES 

HAVE RECORDED OVER AN INCH OF RAIN.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ANOTHER INCH WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH THE EARLY 

EVENING. THIS WILL BE ENOUGH RAINFALL TO CAUSE SOME URBAN FLOODING 

IN PLACES LIKE GREENWOOD...SPARTANBURG...GREENVILLE...ANDERSON... 

CHARLOTTE AND ASHEVILLE. FLOODING WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN SHOULD BE 

LIMITED TO NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS...LIKE SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS...AND UNDERPASSES. SOME OF THE SMALL 

MOUNTAIN STREAMS COULD RUN HIGH...AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF 

PONDING ON AREA HIGHWAYS.



CONDITIONS WILL BE MONITORED THROUGH THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL 

STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS COULD BE REQUIRED LATER THIS EVENING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR 

FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES ON THIS FLOOD SITUATION.



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